There are one or two good documents `out there', but I'll have to have a look as I haven't got them bookmarked ... One was in Linux Gazette I think. I did some successful experiments with this when I was still teaching, but never went into `production' ... I'll post again later today if I have time to check it out. On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Malcolm wrote:

hi

looking at the related HOWTO's on thinclient, X terminals etc, there not as straightforward and clear as many of the other documents. I am about to (today) do some experimenting with Etherboot/Netboot and booting net kernel images from floppies. This is an important area and knowing some of the people who have got this working successfully it provides the most cost effective (and effective) means of getting kids on keyboards

A document and/or a workshop on making X terminals from refurbished kit would be really good, and also access to an EPROM burner. Any suggestions here?

Malcolm

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-----Original Message----- From: `paul [mailto:smartart@cableinet.co.uk] Sent: 14 September 2000 20:20 To: kevin.taylor@powerconv.alstom.com Cc: suse-linux-uk-schools@suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Advice please

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I was telling the boss about how old kit could recycled using a thin client and he said if I can get the job done for £7K, I can go ahead.

Thin clients to do what exactly ? I would say you could kit out an internet lab (for example) based on Linux using this technology (single meaty server, other 'thin clients' using X over the network).

It all depends on what you want to run on the other machines. If you additional PCs have to be doing Windows apps - then I don't see how Linux/open source could help ....

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I would say go for a pilot internet lab. The documents you need to consult are : - Thin Client Howto - XDM and X Terminal Howto - Networking Howto ? from the LDP (http://www.linuxdoc.org/)

For this sort of project, it may be worth adopting a network where you lab is on a subnet (ie separated from the main network) with your server having 2 network connections, one to the subnet and one to the main network.

This means that all thin-client network traffic is isolated from your main network.

In future, you could perhaps look into providing Star Office type things too, using the same setup.

Just my opinions. Disclaimer - I know the theory but have not done it in practise.

Thanks, Kevin. -- `paul

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